The Wheelchair Basketball competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is held in Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium between September 7, 2008 and September 16, 2008. There will be two medals awarded in this event.
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.svg) Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing National Indoor Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 September - 16 September | |||||||||
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Medalists
editSource: Paralympic.org [1]
Classification
editClassification is an important element that will ensure athletes can compete in a fair situation.
A certain committee will give athletes who can take part in this sport an eight-level-score specific to basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a larger disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
Teams
editThere will be 12 male teams and 10 female teams taking part in this sport.
Men's
edit| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| South Africa (RSA) | IWBF Africa Qualify Tournament |
| Australia (AUS) | IWBF Asian-Oceania Qualify Tournament |
| Iran (IRI) | |
| Japan (JPN) | |
| Brazil (BRA) | 2007 Parapan American Games |
| Canada (CAN) | |
| United States (USA) | |
| Germany (GER) | IWBF Europe Qualify Tournament |
| Great Britain (GBR) | |
| Sweden (SWE) | |
| Israel (ISR) | |
| China (CHN) | Host nation |
Women's
edit| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Australia (AUS) | IWBF Asian-Oceania Qualify Tournament |
| Japan (JPN) | |
| Brazil (BRA) | 2007 Parapan American Games |
| Canada (CAN) | |
| United States (USA) | |
| Mexico (MEX) | |
| Germany (GER) | IWBF Europe Qualify Tournament |
| Great Britain (GBR) | |
| Netherlands (NED) | |
| China (CHN) | Host nation |
Competition format
editBoth men's and women's use the same format, team divided into 2 groups, 6 each for men's and 5 each for women's, with a single round robin tournament, then first four of each group compete for 1st-8th place with knock-out format, while last one for women's and last two for men's compete for 9th-10th or 9th-12th place.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Medallists, Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- "Schedules and Results - Wheelchair Basketball". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-09-24.